Lisa Bonet

Actress

Female

BornNov 16, 1967

Lilakoi Moon, known professionally as Lisa Bonet, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Denise Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and originally starring in its spinoff A Different World.

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' There\'s Kendall and Gigi, Taylor and Karlie -- but there\'s nothing that comes close to the bond between mother and daughter. Evidence: <mark>Lisa Bonet</mark> and Zoe Kravitz posing together in Calvin Klein\'s new Watches + Jewelry campaign. With the tagline \"life in the now,\" the mother and daughter duo hold hands and look joyful, encapsulating the feeling of living life in the present. What a clever way to sell something that tells the time! All jokes aside, this is definite...

' There\'s Kendall and Gigi, Taylor and Karlie -- but there\'s nothing that comes close to the bond between mother and daughter. Evidence: <mark>Lisa Bonet</mark> and Zoe Kravitz posing together in Calvin Klein\'s new Watches + Jewelry campaign. With the tagline \"life in the now,\" the mother and daughter duo hold hands and look joyful, encapsulating the feeling of living life in the present. What a clever way to sell something that tells the time! All jokes aside, this is definite...

' Two words: sheer perfection. Zoe Kravitz looked stunning at a Golden Globes afterparty in a very on-theme, see-through golden dress, beneath which she wore only underwear. Kravitz, who looked exactly like a clone of mom <mark>Lisa Bonet</mark>, is no stranger to showing off her figure. She\'s gone topless more than once in the name of fashion, and somehow manages to do it it oh-so-tastefully. We love how elegantly edgy this latest look is. Work, girl. Also on HuffPost:...

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Timeline

CHILDHOOD

TEENAGE

After being in beauty pageants and appearing in guest spots on television series as a child, Bonet landed the role of Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show alongside Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad. In 1987, she briefly left The Cosby Show to star in the spin-off series A Different World, which focused on Denise Huxtable's life at college.
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That year, Bonet, then 19, accepted the role of 17-year-old Epiphany Proudfoot in the movie Angel Heart opposite Mickey Rourke, directed by Alan Parker. In the film, several seconds of an explicit scene she shared with Rourke were edited to ensure an R-rating. It was followed by a topless centerspread in Interview magazine. After announcing her pregnancy during the run of A Different World, Bonet left the series. The following year, she returned to The Cosby Show, but was fired in 1991 because of "creative differences".<br /><br /> After The Cosby Show, Bonet began to accept jobs on straight-to-video releases and made-for-TV movies. In 1998 she had a supporting role in Enemy of the State with Will Smith. In 2000, she appeared in the movie High Fidelity. In 2003, she played the role of Queenie in Biker Boyz, which reunited her with former co-star Kadeem Hardison of A Different World. Read Less

On November 16, 1987, her 20th birthday, she eloped with singer Lenny Kravitz in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Bonet recalled of their relationship: <br /><br /> It was interesting when we were first finding out about each other, that our backgrounds were so similar. When I first told him my mom was Jewish, and he said 'So's my dad,' I thought that was both unusual and enchanting. I felt like, 'Okay, here's someone who really knows how it is.' And I think I trusted him a little more with my feelings and let him inside a little more than I ordinarily would have. Read Less

TWENTIES

198820 Years Old
She gave birth to their daughter Zoë Isabella on December 1, 1988.

199325 Years Old
She and Kravitz separated in 1993.

199527 Years Old
In 1995, Bonet legally changed her name to Lilakoi Moon, although she still uses the name Lisa Bonet professionally.

THIRTIES

200537 Years Old
In 2005, she began a relationship with actor Jason Momoa, and they married in 2007.

200739 Years Old
On July 23, 2007, Bonet gave birth to her second child, Lola Iolani Momoa, her first with Momoa.
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On December 15, 2008, the couple had a son named Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa.<br /><br /> Film <br /><br /> Television Read Less